The Boy: “Daddy, what do bears eat?”
Me: “Hmm. They eat fish. And honey. Oh, and berries.”
The Boy: “Blueberries?”
Me: “Sure. All kinds of berries: blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries…”
The Boy: “BEARS EAT BOYS AND BERRIES?!”
Category: daddyblog
Posts about being a dad, incorporating posts from our Fergomas blog
Our best chance yet to help bring Noor and Ramsay home
If you know me, you know that my friend Colin Bower’s sons Noor and Ramsay were kidnapped more than a year ago and taken to Egypt by their mother, despite Colin having custody of the boys. There’s been a major new development in this heartbreaking case.
Rep. Barney Frank has introduced a resolution calling for Egypt to release Noor and Ramsay. This could finally be what brings Noor and Ramsay home. Please use this link to find your Congressional representative. Send an email and ask him or her to support the resolution. I’ll include some sample wording to make it as easy as possible:
Dear Rep. ____________
Please support Rep. Frank and Rep. Smith’s Resolution 193 to return Noor and Ramsay Bower and ensure Egypt and other countries join the Hague Convention. This is critical to protect the rights of American children in our district, nationally and abroad. Please co-sponsor this Resolution immediately.
Bedtime delaying tactics
“I’m just going to look at the ground.”
“hangs off edge of bed”
“The ground is so good.”
Happy Third Birthday!
The Mrs: “You’re three years old today! Do you feel different?”
The Boy: “I don’t feel different. I just feel Conrad.”
First game of hide and seek
Me: “Let’s play a game called hide and seek. You hide, and I try to find you.”
The Boy: “Okay, I’ll go hide in my closet.”
The Boy Comes Down the Stairs – a short screenplay
INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
It is evening in a comfortable suburban home. The pots and pans from dinner are soaking in the sink. THE MRS and THE BOY have gone upstairs for the evening bath. DADDY is enjoying a moment of calm in the living room.
THE MRS “heard from upstairs”
Where are you going?
THE BOY
I’m going downstairs to see Daddy!
The sound of pounding feet is heard descending the stairs, then crossing the hardwood floor. THE BOY enters the room, sliding to a stop like the Road Runner.
THE BOY
Daddy, why are you downstairs?
DADDY
I’m coming upstairs to read you stories after Mommy gives you a bath.
THE BOY
Okay, Daddy!
THE BOY runs out of the room. As he climbs the stairs, he calls behind him.
THE BOY
I love you, Daddy!
DADDY
I love you too, buddy!
THE BOY
Okay, see you soon!